BIO: Jacob H. Meixel, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER LVIII.

    SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS.

557  SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP.

  JACOB H. MEIXEL, farmer and stock-grower, P. O. Boiling Springs, was 
born in South Middleton Township, Cumberland Co., Penn., January 22, 
1846, son of George and Catharine (Hoover) Meixel, natives of 
Pennsylvania and of German origin.  George Meixel was born in this 
county, and is a farmer by occupation, but in early life was a 
freighter; he now resides at Boiling Springs; he was a deacon in the 
Church of God.  He raised three sons and one daughter:  Jeremiah F., a 
minister in the Church of God; Jacob H., Zachariah T., teaching in the 
high school, Hanover, York Co., Penn.; and Sally, wife of Charles W. 
Otto.  Our subject was reared on the farm, receiving his education in 
the township schools, the Iron City Commercial College, and at the 
Commercial College of Philadelphia, Penn.  He is a first-class penman, 
and traveled through the West teaching penmanship.  He was married, 
January 11, 1876, to Crara, daughter of Peter Bricker, of German 
origin.  To this union were born four children, three now living:  
Jacob B., Rolland H., George G., and Christ.  Mr. Meixel is a 
republican in politics.  He enlisted when he was eighteen years old, in 
Company I, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer 
Infantry, served his term of enlistment, and then re-enlisted in the 
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Independents, and became a non-commissioned 
officer.  Mr. Meixel has traveled in two-thirds of the States of the 
Union.  He is owner of 214 acres of land, is a first-class farmer, and 
raises thoroughbred chickens, turkeys, hogs and cattle.